John (1805) Lewis Paintings & Artwork for Sale | John (1805) Lewis Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 15, 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (BRITISH 1805-1876), ON THE GRAND CANAL
Est: £300 - £500
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (BRITISH 1805-1876)ON THE GRAND CANAL, VENICEPencil, watercolour and bodycolourTitled and dated '18 July 42' (lower left)27.5 x 60.5cm (10¾ x 23¾ in.)Provenance:Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, London, no. 26960Measurements do not include the frame unless specified. Please note Dreweatts are not liable for damage to frames or mounts.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Mar. 26, 2025
John Frederick Lewis (3) Lithographs
Est: $30 - $50
Three (3) John Frederick Lewis (1805-1876). Circa 1835. Sheets measure 20.25 in. - 21.5 in. x 14 in. - 14.675 in. and 21.5 in. x 14.5 in. Unframed, loose and not mounted or glued down. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as grading can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Mar. 26, 2025
John Frederick Lewis, RA, POWS (British, 1804-1876) Interior of the Hagia Sophia (Executed 1840-41.)
Est: £40,000 - £60,000
John Frederick Lewis, RA, POWS (British, 1804-1876) Interior of the Hagia Sophia watercolour and pencil 31.5 x 46.5cm (12 3/8 x 18 5/16in). Executed 1840-41.
Bonhams
Mar. 26, 2025
John Frederick Lewis, RA, POWS (British, 1804-1876) A Reception in the Harem
Est: £650,000 - £850,000
John Frederick Lewis, RA, POWS (British, 1804-1876) A Reception in the Harem signed and dated 'J. F. Lewis RA/1873.' (lower left) watercolour and bodycolour 76.2 x 106.7cm (30 x 42in).
Bonhams
Mar. 22, 2025
(2) Original 1926 Sesquicentennial Commemorative Silver Half Dollars
Est: $100 - $10,000
(2) Original 1926 Sesquicentennial Commemorative Silver Half Dollars, Estate found, Almost Uncirculated, Please view photos
Mebane Antique Auction
Mar. 05, 2025
John Frederick Lewis (British, 1805-1876
Est: £200 - £300
John Frederick Lewis (British, 1805-1876), La Cava, Near Naples, titled and dated 1840 l.l., watercolour over pencil, 30 by 22cm, framed. Provenance: with Richard Hughes-Hallett, Exhibition December 1971
Kinghams Auctioneers
Feb. 15, 2025
Lewis, Costantinople - View of Skutari (Uskudar), Turkey
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Feb. 15, 2025
Lewis, Costantinople - View of Brussa, Turkey
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Feb. 09, 2025
John Frederick Lewis, Pair of Lions, Circa 1860
Est: $150 - $250
John Frederick Lewis (British, 1804-1876), pair of lions, circa 1860, etching, graphite, and gouache on paper, 10 1/2" x 13". Provenance: Deaccessioned from a prominent Massachusetts museum.
Kaminski Auctions
Jan. 27, 2025
(3) Original 1926 Sesquicentennial Commemorative Half Dollars
Est: $100 - $10,000
(3) Original 1926 Sesquicentennial Commemorative Half Dollars, Estate Found, Almost Uncirculated, Please view photos
Mebane Antique Auction
Dec. 18, 2024
Attribué à John Frederick LEWIS ( Londres,1805 - 1876) Le chamelier
Est: €300 - €400
Attribué à John Frederick LEWIS ( Londres,1805 - 1876) Le chamelier Aquarelle 25.4 x 19 cm Signé au crayon de manière peu lisible en bas à droite J.F Lewis Le séjour d'un an de Lewis à Istanbul en 1840-1841 lui permet d'acquérir une première expérience de la culture et de la société arabe. Ses croquis des mosquées, des bazars et des scènes de la vie locale qu'il a rencontrés sont remarquables de leur fluidité et de vitalité.
Millon & Associes
Nov. 14, 2024
Lewis (John Frederick) Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6, first edition, [1838]
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
Lewis (John Frederick) Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6, first edition, hand-coloured lithograph title, dedication leaf, 27 hand-coloured lithographs on 25 sheets, 5 with short marginal tears and neat tape repairs verso, one or two with faint marginal spotting, disbound, housed in modern half-morocco drop-back box, black crushed morocco label with gilt lettering to upper cover, [Abbey Travel 394; Atabey 722; Blackmer 1015], folio, [1838]. *** Scarce. Although a hand-coloured deluxe edition was issued with mounted plates, this is a hand-coloured copy of the first edition, ordinary format. "Although Lewis travelled in the East from about 1839 to 1851, the plates in this work are after drawings by Coke Smyth, who was resident in Constantinople before Lewis arrived there." (Atabey)
Forum Auctions - UK
Sep. 20, 2024
John F. Lewis Lithographs After John Coke Smyth
Est: $100 - $300
2 John Frederick Lewis (UK 1805-1876) lithographs signed, titled, and dated in plate "The Harem - J.F. Lewis - 1837" and "Greek Girl - J.F. Lewis - 1837" from Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6 after illustrations by John Richard Coke Smyth (UK 1808-1882) The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. Actual art measures approx 15" W x 11" H and "Greek Girl" has mild foxing while " The Harem" has significant foxing. The gold tone frames measure approx. 23.25" W x 16.5" H and have minor wear and loss.
Keystone Auctions LLC
Aug. 01, 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (BRITISH 1804-1876), TINTERN FORM THE CHURCHYARD
Est: £100 - £150
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (BRITISH 1804-1876)TINTERN FORM THE CHURCHYARD Pencil, watercolour heightened with bodycolourColour notes inscribed (recto); further titled (verso)27 x 37.5cm (10½ x 14¾ in.)Provenance:Richard Grey The Collection of Huchet de la Bedoyere, acquired from the abovePlease note measurements do not include the frame unless stated.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jun. 29, 2024
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (1805-1876)
Est: CHF100 - CHF200
View of Menton on the Côte d'Azur Watercolour on paper, inscribed "April Menton" lower right, attributed in pencil by someone else's hand on the reverse 21 x 35.5 cm
Galerie Moenius
Jun. 12, 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (BRITISH 1804-1876), TINTERN FORM THE CHURCHYARD
Est: £300 - £500
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (BRITISH 1804-1876)TINTERN FORM THE CHURCHYARD Pencil, watercolour heightened with bodycolourColour notes inscribed (recto); further titled (verso)27 x 37.5cm (10½ x 14¾ in.)Provenance:Richard Grey The Collection of Huchet de la Bedoyere, acquired from the above
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jun. 04, 2024
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (BRITISH, 1805-1876) Sheikh el Belled: Kom Ombo pencil
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (BRITISH, 1805-1876) Sheikh el Belled: Kom Ombo pencil and watercolour heightened with white on buff paper 15 ¼ x 21 5⁄8 in. (38.6 x 54.9 cm)
Christie's
Mar. 25, 2024
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (1805 - 1876)
Est: €1,600 - €1,800
John Frederick LEWIS (1805 - 1876) Set of 8 views of Spain circa 1830 colour lithographs, framed. On the back, certificates from J.H.V. Ter Mors (Marbella) from 1989 H : 30 cm W : 40 cm for the largest.
Haynault
Mar. 21, 2024
John Frederick Lewis, Original Hand Colored Lithograph
Est: $100 - $800
Original hand colored lithograph of a meeting in a street in Granada, Spain between Mendicant monks made by English Orientalist painter John Frederick Lewis. Set in a faded gild frame with a light caramel mat. Date and signature in plate on lower left: John Frederick Lewis 1836. Title and location on lower right: Mendicant Monks Granada. Sight size: 15"L x 11"H. Frame size: 21.75"L x 18"H x 1"W. Artist: John Frederick Lewis (British 1805-1876) Issued: 1836 Country of Origin: England
Lion and Unicorn
Mar. 21, 2024
John Frederick Lewis, Original Hand Colored Lithograph
Est: $100 - $800
Original hand colored lithograph of a Sevilla young woman wearing a mantilla made by English Orientalist painter John Frederick Lewis. Set in a gilded frame with a light caramel mat. Date, signature, and location in plate on lower left: 1833 John Frederick Lewis Sevilla. Sight size: 10"L x 13"H. Frame size: 17.50"L x 22.50"H x 1"W. Artist: John Frederick Lewis (British 1805-1876) Issued: 1833 Country of Origin: England
Lion and Unicorn
Mar. 16, 2024
Lewis (Constantinople) - Tophana
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Mar. 16, 2024
Lewis (Constantinople) - Brusta or Bursa
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Mar. 09, 2024
Lewis (Constantinople, Turkey) - Sutari
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Mar. 09, 2024
Lewis (Constantinople, Turkey) - Artillery Barricks, Tophana
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Mar. 04, 2024
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS London (1804 / 1876) "Joseph Mary"
Est: €300 - €400
Lithograph on paper. Signed, dated and titled on plate. From "Lewis's Sketches of Spain & Spanish Character made during his Tour in that Country, in the Years 1833-34", published in London in 1836 Measurements: 36 x 54.5 cm
Ansorena
Mar. 04, 2024
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS London (1804 / 1876) "Mendicant monks recieving souls"
Est: €300 - €400
Lithograph on paper. Signed, dated and titled on plate. From "Lewis's Sketches of Spain & Spanish Character made during his Tour in that Country, in the Years 1833-34", published in London in 1836 Measurements: 36 x 54.5 cm
Ansorena
Mar. 04, 2024
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS London (1804 / 1876) "Mendicant monks"
Est: €300 - €400
Lithograph on paper. Signed, titled and located "Granada" on plate. From "Lewis's Sketches of Spain & Spanish Character made during his Tour in that Country, in the Years 1833-34", published in London in 1836 Measurements: 36 x 54.5 cm
Ansorena
Mar. 02, 2024
Lewis (Constantinople, Turkey) - Tophana
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Mar. 02, 2024
Lewis (Constantinople, Turkey) - Custom House
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Feb. 14, 2024
John Frederick Lewis RA (1805 - 1867), The Mantilla
Est: £1,000 - £2,000
John Frederick Lewis RA (1805 - 1867) The Mantilla Watercolour, graphite and chalk on paper Signed lower right, dated 1838 With gallery labels versoÂ Dimensions: (Paper) 12.25 in. (H) x 9.75 in. (W) (Frame) 19.75 in. (H) x 16.5 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Feb. 08, 2024
John Frederick LEWIS (1805-1876) Greek warrior
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
signed lower left: J. F. Lewis
Vergos Auctions P.C.
Jan. 13, 2024
Lewis, Constantinople - The Bosphorus from the Great Burial Ground Pera
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Jan. 13, 2024
Lewis, Constantinople - Mosque of Suleymana
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Jan. 13, 2024
Lewis, Constantinople - Bulgarian Village / New Orsova
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Dec. 23, 2023
Lewis - Fountain from the Gate of the Seraglio
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Dec. 23, 2023
Lewis - Yeni jami Constantinople
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Dec. 06, 2023
LEWIS, John Frederick (British, 1805-1876). Turkish Man. 18...
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
LEWIS, John Frederick (British, 1805-1876). Turkish Man. 1834. Watercolor on paper mounted to board..Signed and dated lower right corner. Image: 8 x 6”. Frame: 17 x 15”. There are five perimeter pencil lines over the image, the most prominent being two horizontal lines above and below the signature presumably for a possible framing decision. Very good condition minus the previously mentioned issue.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Dec. 02, 2023
Lewis, Constantinople - Mosques of St. Sophia and Sultan Achmet from the Gate of the Seraglio
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Dec. 02, 2023
Lewis, Constantinople - Reception Room of the Rukish Pacha New Orsova
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Nov. 11, 2023
Lewis, Constantinople - Gate of the Mosque of Saint Sophia
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Nov. 11, 2023
Lewis, Constantinople - Cafe on the Bosphorus
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Nov. 11, 2023
Lewis, Constantinople - A Bazaar at Constantinople
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Nov. 11, 2023
Lewis, Constantinople - A Captive Greek Girl
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This picturesque folio lithograph is from John Frederick Lewis's Lewis's Illustrations of Constantinople: Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6. The work was published in London in 1838 by T. McLean, D. & P. Colnaghi, and John F. Lewis. This rare work illustrated the city's port and custom house, mosques, Pasha's residence, and several other locations during the Ottoman Empire. The lithographs were all completed by Lewis after illustrations by Coke Smyth. "Lewis travelled in the Levant, but these drawings were not made by him. They were made by the artist Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city." (Blackmer)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Oct. 18, 2023
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (BRITISH 1805-1876), STUDY OF A WOMAN IN THE ALBANIAN COSTUME
Est: £600 - £800
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (BRITISH 1805-1876)STUDY OF A WOMAN IN THE ALBANIAN COSTUME OF THE PIANA DEI GRECI, SICILYPencil, watercolour and bodycolour 39.2 x 27.6cm (15¼ x 10¾ in.)This is a study of a woman wearing the colourful costume of the Arberesche, an Albanian ethnic minority who lived in the area known as the Piana dei Greci or Piana degli Albanesi, near Palermo in Sicily.Lewis never visited Sicily so he may be drawing a model wearing the costume when he was in London.We are grateful to Briony Llewellyn and Charles Newton for their help in cataloguing this work.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 18, 2023
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (BRITISH 1805-1876), THE WOUNDED PLOVER
Est: £400 - £600
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (BRITISH 1805-1876)THE WOUNDED PLOVERPencil, watercolour and bodycolour17.3 x 26.1cm (6¾ x 10¼ in.)Provenance:Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, 21 September 1988, lot 34, where bought by the present ownerLewis was mainly an animal painter before he visited Spain in 1832. A childhood friend of Landseer, they both sketched animals at the menagerie at Exeter Change. He exhibited mainly animal subjects at the Royal Academy from 1822 which led to a commission from George IV to draw sporting subjects at Windsor.A study of a dead plover (also known as a lapwing or peewit), signed and dated 1826, is in the Victoria and Albert Museum. One of the two watercolours is likely to be the work exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1827, no. 567 as `A shot plover' and at the Society of Painters in Water-colours in 1828, no. 356 as `Peewit'.We are grateful to Briony Llewellyn and Charles Newton for their help in cataloguing this work.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 14, 2023
(2) J. F. Lewis Head of Lion and Tiger Colored Engravings
Est: $100 - $300
A set of two (2) antique engravings by John Frederick Lewis (English, 1805-1876) titled 'Head of a Lion' the Drawing in the Possession of Sir J.E. Swinburne, Bart, published by W.B.Cooke 9. Soho Square. (1) One is titled "Head of a Lion" dated May 1 1824 and (1) one is titled "Head of a Tigress" dated Sept 10 1825. Each drawing is presented in a decorative wood frame with gold accents.
Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd
Oct. 04, 2023
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS R.A. (ENGLISH 1804-1876), THE ENTRANCE TO THE GREAT MOSQUE AT BRUSSA
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS R.A. (ENGLISH 1804-1876)THE ENTRANCE TO THE GREAT MOSQUE AT BRUSSA, TURKEYWatercolour and bodycolourSigned (lower right)26 x 36.5cm (10 x 14¼ in.)Provenance:A gift from the artist to E.A. Goodall and by descentTheir sale, Bonhams, 19 November 1997, lot 56, where acquired by Christopher Gibbs.Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire, 25th and 26th September 2000, lot 186, where purchased by Robert Kime.In 1840 Lewis travelled from Rome to Constantinople and spent almost a year in and around the city. He made at least one excursion to Brussa (or Bursa) which is situated 100 miles to the south of Constantinople at the foot of Mount Olympus. Four other studies by Lewis of the mosque at Brussa are known, two of which are in the Paul Mellon collection, Yale, USA
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Oct. 04, 2023
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (ENGLISH 1804-1876), THE INTERIOR OF THE MOSQUE OF SANTA SOPHIA
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (ENGLISH 1804-1876) THE INTERIOR OF THE MOSQUE OF SANTA SOPHIA, CONSTANTINOPLE Pencil and watercolour heightened with white Signed and inscribed (lower right)36.5 x 54cm (14¼ x 21¼ in.)Provenance:Sotheby's, London, 24 November 2005, lot 169, where purchased by Robert Kime
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